Thailand anti-government protest

Updated 3:39 AM ET, Tue December 10, 2013

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Thailand anti-government protest – Demonstrators march towards government buildings in Bangkok on December 9 even after Thailand's PM, Yingluck Shinawatra, called a snap election in attempts to defuse the kingdom's political crisis.

Thailand anti-government protest – Protesters use a bulldozzer to clear a police barricade blocking an access road leading to Government House during a large anti-government rally on December 9.

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Thailand anti-government protest – Anti-government protesters celebrate after removing concrete barricades outside the Government House in Bangkok on December 9.

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Thailand anti-government protest – A demonstrator wearing a gas mask looks on outside a government building in Bangkok on December 9.

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Thailand anti-government protest – Rescuers treat a Thai anti-government protester after he fainted from exhaustion during a rally outside Government House in Bangkok on December 9.

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Thailand anti-government protest – An anti-government protester raises his fist after entering the compound of Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday, December 3. Police removed barricades and allowed demonstrators to enter the government compound as well as the metropolitan police office as part of a truce between protesters and the Thai government for the next few days.

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Thailand anti-government protest – A protester celebrates after opening the gate of Government House on December 3.